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Community college · Public

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC1,669 online only

Stanly Community College is a public community college in Albemarle, NC, with about 858 students on campus and 1,669 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

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Students on campus
858
plus 1,669 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,721
tuition and fees $2,672; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
48%
lower than at 71% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$36,686
lower than at 63% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Stanly Community College, in brief

Most of Stanly Community College’s students study online

About 1,669 students take classes only online, against 858 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓

Most students study part-time

67% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Rent in Albemarle is below the state median

Median rent in Albemarle is $880 a month, 28% below the state median. Living in Albemarle ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

1,465 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 61%Hispanic 6%Black 22%Asian 2%Two or more 2%International 1%

Women and men

Women 71%Men 29%
11 : 1
students per teacher
31%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
32%
undergrads 25 or older
67%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Stanly Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Stanly Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,370 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $8,816

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,672Books & supplies $1,364Other costs $11,334

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,721.

Tuition and fees are $2,672 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$7,252

About $14,504 over 2 years · 53% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
48%
within 3 years · Pell students 37%
Come back for year two
63%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$36,686
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 24%Liberal arts 20%Education 17%Health professions 10%Family & consumer sciences 5%Mechanic & repair 5%Everything else 19%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities144 graduates a year
$42k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods45 graduates a year
$36k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations23 graduates a year
$35k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions22 graduates a year
$69k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing22 graduates a year
$78k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services22 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General17 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections15 graduates a year
$56k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in Albemarle

6% of Albemarle’s 17,769 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Albemarle pages.

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Straight-line distances from Stanly Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.